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Answer segment in front of tv cameras in public. there have been some questions around him potentially being allowed to testify behind closed doors for the question and answer section. they say this is an issue of jut most gravity and importance and he should appear and explain his findings and be questioned by members of congress in front of the public. and that should happen before tv cameras. now, a lot of different potential variables that could come into that, including potentiallily him te...

Very carefully worded expansion. hes not going to be coming out to criticizing barr, but i think he feels a strong obligation to make sure that the american people have as full a picture and as accurate a picture as he can give. so i think we will get some details, but i dont think were going to see some sort of strong disagreement between the two men. >> when you havent spoken for two years -- he was asked one question outside of church and gave a one or two-word answer. he gave a commencement ...

And so you have to -- mueller has to decide, do i want to take that on or not? or do i want to clarify what my thinking was and where were going? so my sense is, he wants to clarify, but he does not want a circus and this is the compromise to get there. >> let me ask you this, because he doesnt want to be seen as political. okay. but this is a fundamentally political question, is it not? theres even a theory that what mueller tried to do here was, in effect, give this evidence and allow congress...

Have indicted the president of the united states if there were not an office of legal counsel opinion that said you cannot do that? and how did that play into your thinking and into your teams thinking. and i hope he elaborates a little bit on that. its clear that he is a reluctant witness. he doesnt want to go before congress. it seems like he doesnt even want to go before congress behind closed doors. we will find that out. and so, im hoping that in this statement which laura jarrett says is s...

Here. and this is a man, robert mueller, who has been in intense negotiations, not with republicans who run the senate, because lindsey graham would be in charge of that and he says he doesnt need to hear from robert mueller, but house democrats who are desperate to try to find a way for him to testify in public. and as evan was talking about, there has been some stiff resistance, not from the justice department necessarily or the president, which has been quite public, but from robert mueller, ...

Capitol hill. at least those who are in a position to before kind of, you know, dealing with this kind of thing. you know, we dont know yet and were still doing reporting about whether or not the same goes for democrats who are in charge of the house of representatives, but when it comes to republicans, my understanding in talking to a key republican source is that did not happen, as it seems to have had with the trump white house. >> now, would hill need to be notified based on a special counse...

One, but one republican lawmaker has said its not just democrats who believe the president has committed impeachable bayehavio here, because there is, of course, a school of thought that robert muellers intention was, if hes not making a recommendation to indict, that his view is, it well and truly is up to congress, and that here, congress, is what you should consider. how different is it now that you have a republican very publicly voicing that opinion? >> you know, very publicly and he said d...

Significant witness in this investigation, rick gates, former deputy campaign chairman for trump and now someone whos pled guilty to crimes. tell us what questions he needs to address. hes going to answer questions, but what questions he needs to address in this statement? >> i think if it is a farewell statement, it kind of gives him a clear shot at saying what he wants to say. i think what would be really important is for him to address the whole question of, there was not enough evidence to b...

It will not be just a two-minute good-bye. he is not taking questions, though, however. and so it is important to note, there will be no back and forth with reporters. it will only be mueller up there making a statement. im also told that the attorney general, bill barr, who is actually traveling right now in alaska, he did receive a heads up about this. i know that was a question that you had for me in the last hour. just in terms of the chain of command here, you know, mueller does report to t...

Were reluctant to join until later as well. you never know. gloria borger, youve been covering this like me from the beginning. a substantial comment from robert mueller happening in fewer than 20 minutes here. so a substantial statement. how significant is this moment to hear his first public comments? >> i think its as i think shimon said earlier, i think its a substantial moment for the country. i think everybody wants to hear from bob mueller. democrats and republicans. what weve heard from ...